SNL isn’t trending on social media, but an advertisement aired during the show for a new stand up special by an admitted sexual predator, and that’s trending. So that’s a thing that is happening.
On Sun, Dec 19, 2021 at 2:31 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > Speaking as someone who generally loathes the show, but hate-watches in > the hopes that -something- might be good, I actually enjoyed this episode > more than almost any other in recent years. (It never hurts when there's no > McKinnon.) > > There was a nice looseness and -- well, I won't say "spontaneity" -- but a > casualness of some funny people just hanging out. (And even the pointed > remark from Che in WU about why he and Kenan were the only cast members who > stuck around ...) From all indications, Hanks was there for the "Five Timer > Club" obligation, which was (I assume) the reason Fey was there, too. I > also assume Steve Martin would have done a live appearance had there been > less risk of infection. > > While the new material (the pre-tapes) was as weak as usual, the archived > stuff was mostly good (the over-tired "Christmas for the Jews" being the > notable exception). I particularly enjoyed the Martin Short/Paul McCartney > sketch, mainly because I had no memory of it, but one assumes that one's > enjoyment of that one is in direct proportion to how much they enjoy Short. > (Personally, I'd be entertained by watching him read IKEA instructions.) > And, despite the presence of Meyers (whose Carl Sagan was actually pretty > good), it was a pleasant treat to see Hartman and Hooks, even briefly. > > --Dave Sikula > > On Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 10:31:24 PM UTC-8 David Bruggeman wrote: > >> Since it aired live to all time zones, no need for spoilers. Especially >> since I won't mention specific sketches. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/639071f4-dc37-4eaa-86e1-471f77d62a20n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/639071f4-dc37-4eaa-86e1-471f77d62a20n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4AiYDr1rD0mbJ-ONXDMa-rfG6miHuK-rKhUGomtEzP7BA%40mail.gmail.com.
